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FCC Expects to Adopt Rules
On Cell-Phone Access to 911

a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter

Updated June 12, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON -- Cellular-phone companies would be required to make it easier for cell-phone users to use 911 emergency services under rules expected to be adopted by the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday.

The FCC also is expected to set deadlines for cellular-service providers to implement "enhanced" emergency calling that would help emergency dispatchers pinpoint the location of a call, government and industry officials said.